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Lucas21c Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Which one is modified?
First, please look at the two following sentences.
A. He is a good teacher respected by all students.
B. I was impatient for his return fully prepared to rebuke him.
In sentence A, "respected by all students" modifies "the teacher." However, in sentence B, "fully prepared to rebuke him" modifies "I", not "his return."
So, could you tell me why this difference happens?
In this sense, I also wonder who is "talking with Tom's friend" in the following sentence.
Tom gazed at her talking with his friend.
A. He is a good teacher respected by all students.
B. I was impatient for his return fully prepared to rebuke him.
In sentence A, "respected by all students" modifies "the teacher." However, in sentence B, "fully prepared to rebuke him" modifies "I", not "his return."
So, could you tell me why this difference happens?
In this sense, I also wonder who is "talking with Tom's friend" in the following sentence.
Tom gazed at her talking with his friend.
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As I see it, sentence A has a relative clause equivalent: He is a good teacher [who is] respected by all students. Sentence B is structurally different. A co-ordinating conjunction is missing: I was impatient for his return [and (I was)] fully prepared to rebuke him.
- As I see it, sentence A has a relative clause equivalent: He is a good teacher [who is] respected by all students.
- Sentence B is structurally different.
- A co-ordinating conjunction is missing: I was impatient for his return [and (I was)] fully prepared to rebuke him.
- Your last sentence is ambiguous.
- English is not the most exact language, which is at least in part due to its lack of inflections.
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As I see it, sentence A has a relative clause equivalent:
He is a good teacher [who is] respected by all students.
Sentence B is structurally different. A co-ordinating conjunction is missing:
I was impatient for his return [and (I was)] fully prepared to rebuke him.
Your last sentence is ambiguous. English is not the most exact language, which is
He is a good teacher [who is] respected by all students.
Sentence B is structurally different. A co-ordinating conjunction is missing:
I was impatient for his return [and (I was)] fully prepared to rebuke him.
Your last sentence is ambiguous. English is not the most exact language, which is
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